Hello YIMBYs! There’s been a lot to celebrate this week! With the Governor’s signature on AB 68, AB 881, AB 1482, SB 13, and SB 330, California becomes the first state in the nation to couple robust rent caps and…
Governor Newsom Signs Package of Historic Housing Legislation
Protection for Tenants, End of Single-Family Zoning, and Guardrails Against NIMBYism Next on the Agenda: Ending the Housing Shortage Sacramento, CA – California YIMBY today celebrated the signing into law of a historic package of housing legislation this week by…
California YIMBY Applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s New Transit Policy
Executive Order Boosts Funding for Transit Near Infill Housing Statement from California YIMBY President & CEO Brian Hanlon Sacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY released the following statement congratulating Governor Gavin Newsom for his leadership in signing an executive order…
A Commitment to “Yes”
…Looking Back on the 2019 Legislative Session Back in May, California YIMBY and housing activists across the state took a huge setback when the state Senate — and really, a single Senator — blocked progress on one of our top…
LA Times: “California lawmakers move to reinstate, revamp local affordable housing program”
California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions of dollars a year into affordable housing and economic development that had been eliminated during the state’s budget crisis eight years ago. But it’s uncertain if Gov.…
California YIMBY Applauds Passage of Historic ADU Legislation
New Law Allows Three Housing Units on Every Parcel in California Statement from California YIMBY President & CEO Brian Hanlon Sacramento, CA – Today California YIMBY released the following statement celebrating the historic passage of a package of bills that…
Solving the Housing Crisis In Our Back Yards, a Q&A with Asm. Phil Ting
“Accessory Dwelling Units,” or ADUs, are a key piece of the puzzle to fixing the California housing crisis. ADUs, which are commonly referred to as in-law units or backyard cottages, can be built on the same property as existing single-family…
California YIMBY’s statement on AB 1484
Today Brian Hanlon, President and CEO of California YIMBY, released the following statement on the Legislature’s inaction on fee reform through AB 1484 (Grayson): “AB 1484, which would reform how local governments assess fees on new home building, was held…
Building new housing: The sprint that wins the marathon
Sign up for the California YIMBY Newsletter! To turn California into a state that welcomes everyone, we will need to build more housing at all price points. Sometimes, that can feel counterintuitive—if you are poor, how could new…
Making Our Cities for Everyone
Sign up for the California YIMBY Newsletter! Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institute and Cecile Murray from the University of Chicago have a new working paper entitled “Is California’s Apartment Market Broken?”—and the short answer is, YES. This…